SR0844 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Patricia Edith "Pat" Murphy of Mount Prospect, who passed away on July 14, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Pat Murphy was born on October 29, 1928 to Judge Frank M. and Mae Rogers Padden and grew up in Rogers Park; she graduated from Marywood High School in 1946 and Mundelein College in 1950; she married Judge Gerald S. Murphy in 1952 and they settled in Evanston; and

WHEREAS, Pat Murphy taught school in the Chicago public and Catholic school systems; she gave up her teaching career in 1956 to devote full time to her family, but as her children grew older she worked for 18 years at Glenview State Bank; after retirement, she helped home-school her grandchildren, a third career of which she was most proud; and

WHEREAS, Pat Murphy was an active member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Parish; and

WHEREAS, Pat Murphy was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gerald; her sister, Mary Frances Preib; and her brother, Roger Meyers; and

WHEREAS, Pat Murphy is survived by her 5 children, Gerald S. Murphy, Jr., M.D., Rev. Francis J. Murphy, CSC, Commander Patrick J. Murphy, USNR-Ret. (Sue Min Lai), Daniel J. Murphy, Esq., and Mary Elizabeth Murphy (Mark Hackler), and her 7 grandchildren, Meghan, Brendan, and Conall Murphy and Dylan, Rachel, Julia, and Sophia Hackler; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Patricia Edith "Pat" Murphy, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Pat Murphy as an expression of our deepest sympathy.